Monday, March 9, 2009

FIFA assess 2010 World Cup preparation

FIFA officials were in South Africa to gauge progress ahead of the 2010 World Cup on Tuesday, and gave an encouraging assesment of the development of the stadia. The organising committee also expressed their outright condemnation of Tuesday's attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan, describing the situation as 'terrible'.











FIFAofficialswereinSouthAfricatogaugeprogressaheadofthe2010WorldCuponTuesday,andgaveanencouragingassesmentofthedevelopmentofthestadia.



FIFAofficialswereinSouthAfricatogaugeprogress
aheadofthe2010WorldCuponTuesday,andgavean
encouragingassesmentofthedevelopmentofthestadia.



Secretary General Jerome Valcke told a news conference in Johannesburg that FIFA will put security at the 'maximum level' during the World Cup and the Confederations Cup in June 2009. Valcke also discussed issues such as ticketing arrangements with the local organizing committee. However, despite progress on stadium construction, Valcke was disappointed about the general level of enthusiasm prevalent in South Africa ahead of the two events.



Jerome Valcke, FIFA General Secretary, said, "I am a little bit disappointed when I went from the hotel to the SAFA house this morning I have not seen a single promotion of the Confederations Cup on my way. Not a single. From the time you are at the airport to the time you are at the hotel, then to SAFA House and to Soccer City stadium there is not a single promotion of the Confederations Cup and not a single one of the World Cup, I have to say."











EngineersworkonDurban'sMosesMabhida2010WorldCupstadium.SouthAfrica'seconomyshrankforthefirsttimeinadecade,contracting1.8%inthefourthquarterof2008,hitbyaslowdowninmanufacturing,StatisticsSAhassaid.(AFP/File/RajeshJantilal)



EngineersworkonDurban'sMosesMabhida2010WorldCupstadium.
SouthAfrica'seconomyshrankforthefirsttimeinadecade,
contracting1.8%inthefourthquarterof2008,hitbyaslowdown
inmanufacturing,StatisticsSAhassaid.
(AFP/File/RajeshJantilal)









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